Andorra la VellaThe General Council and the Citizen’s advocate have organized this Tuesday the award ceremony of the first edition of the literary contest for short stories and micro-stories about human rights, in which 22 students from secondary education, high school and vocational training enrolled in any of the country’s three educational systems participated.
The delivery took place in lobby of the General Council on the universal day of human rights. The same reasoner of the citizen, Xavier Canadaorganizer of the awards, thanked “the participation and commitment of children and young people who have participated in a topic such as the promotion and promotion of the defense of human rights in a global moment like the present” and has announced a second edition for next year due to the successful participation of 24 students from the country.
Prior to the intervention of canadathe general trustee, Carlos Ensenyathas made special mention of the value of World Human Rights Day and that a commemorative event like “this one should be held precisely at the General Council, an institution that exists to promote the defense of human rights”.
Before the award ceremony, the professor Joaquim Brugué has given a lecture entitled ‘Citizenship rights: From the struggles of the past to the challenges of the present’ in which he has given an account of progress in our societies.
Regarding the awarding of prizes, the category Mother Teresa of Calcutta micro-story has been for Núria Regué (1st prize) i Mac Fenés (2nd prize). The Nelson Mandela category for James Torres (1st prize) i Laia Domene (2nd prize) and the category Martin Luther King they took him away Jan Jethani (1st prize) i Maximilian Karrer (2nd prize).